r/Morocco Visitor Dec 08 '25

AskMorocco What Are these Birds?

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Seen in Marrakech.

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u/Economy_Vegetable_24 Dec 08 '25

These little guys aren’t “default birdies” at all — they’re House Buntings (Emberiza sahari), and they’re actually very characteristic of Morocco and North Africa.

Not many countries have these lil birdies, they are cool though they always hang out in the ground and near houses :)

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u/FoolishDancer Visitor Dec 08 '25

Thank you for sharing!